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About Gokunte Village

Gokunte is a mid sized village in Mulbagal tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 405 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Mulbagal
Pincode 563131
Area (hectares) 326.88 hectares
Population 772
Male Population 405
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokunte compares

By the 2011 count Gokunte is the 86th largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 326.88 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gokunte

Gokunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokunte as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gokunte from other places

Gokunte lies about 35 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Srinivasapura, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gokunte
Tehsil headquarters Mulbagal 15 km
Nearest town Mulbāgal 15 km
Nearest railway station Srinivasapura 22 km
District headquarters Kolar 35 km

Villages closest to Gokunte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mulbagal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gokunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokunte village had a population of 772. That makes it the 86th largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Gokunte village has 405 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokunte has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Gokunte is 563131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokunte covers 326.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokunte falls under Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gokunte is Srinivasapura, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gokunte.

Gokunte is about 35 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokunte is in Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district. Mulbagal is about 15 km away. Mulbāgal is about 15 km away. Srinivasapura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nachagundlahalli (2.1 km), Nachahalli (2.9 km) and Kaggalanatha (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gokunte today is likely to be higher.

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